GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
compriseto be made up of
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
abideto bear patiently : tolerate